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US at 250: Internationalism vs. isolationism – America’s enduring foreign policy debate
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The geopolitical implications of the Israel-US-Iran war
A panel of academic experts is brought together by the Middle East Centre at LSE to discuss the current Israel-US-Iran war. A panel of academic experts is brought together by the Middle East Centre at LSE to discuss the current Israel-US-Iran war. Tuesday 17 March 2026 | 1 hour 25 minutes 12 seconds A panel of academic experts is brought together by the Middle East Centre at LSE to discuss the current Israel-US-Iran war.
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Shaping the World
What are the forces that are shaping the world today? LSE experts explore the current political, economic and social landscape by using examples from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. How do they see the changing world from the perspective of those areas and what should the agenda be for the social sciences from their experience and expertise? Simon Hix (@simonjhix) is Pro-Director (Research) and Harold Laski Professor of Political Science at LSE.
The World: a brief introduction
Join Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses his new book, The World: A Brief Introduction, and the current state of the world - how we got here, where we're heading, and what it means for all of us. Join Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses his new book, The World: A Brief Introduction, and the current state of the world - how we got here, where we're heading, and what it means for all of us.
Agonies of Empire: American power from Clinton to Biden
Michael Cox discusses his new book, Agonies of Empire - American Power from Clinton to Biden. Michael Cox discusses his new book, Agonies of Empire - American Power from Clinton to Biden. Thursday 24 March 2022 | 1 hour 32 minutes 9 seconds The defeat of Donald Trump in November 2020 followed by the attack on the US Congress on 6 January 2021 represented a tipping point moment in the history of the American republic.
Anti-globalism and the Future of the Liberal World Order
In Geopolitics and Democracy, Peter Trubowitz and Brian Burgoon provide a new explanation of why the liberal international order has buckled under the pressures of anti-globalist political forces. They trace the anti-globalist backlash to foreign policy decisions made by Western leaders in the decade after the Cold War’s end.
The state of democracy after a year of elections
Our panel of LSE researchers explore some of the issues that have come to the fore in this bumper year for international politics, along with the key outcomes and implications for the world in 2025. Our panel of LSE researchers explore some of the issues that have come to the fore in this bumper year for international politics, along with the key outcomes and implications for the world in 2025.
From the 'End of History' to the Crisis of the Liberal Order: rethinking the end of the Cold War
How and why has the liberal promise of the post-Cold War world not been realised? Where is the world now heading? Is the post-Cold War era over? In 1989 the Cold War ended. American pundit, Francis Fukuyama, confidently announced the end of history with the complete victory of liberalism word-wide. Globalisation and democracy represented the wave of the future. But thirty year later the tide of history appears to have turned.
Trump, America, and the World: two years on
Two years ago Donald Trump's election shocked the world. At this event, foreign policy experts ask how much the Trump Presidency has changed America's global role. President Trump has challenged America's traditional allies and normal trade policies. Will this have a lasting effect on US international relations? This event is the launch of the 3rd edition of US Foreign Policy, co-edited by Professor Michael Cox and Doug Stokes. G. John Ikenberry is the Albert G.
How the Pandemic Polarised Us
We explore political polarisation in the UK, EU, US and on social media in light of COVID-19, and how democracy can be built back. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the world was plunged into lockdown, nations were unified in the fight against the virus. As time has rolled on, a suffering economy, rising infection and death rates, a historic election, Brexit, and confusion around devolved powers have intensified the divide in political attitudes to ideological extremes.
LSE: The Ballpark | Geopolitics and Democracy with Brian Burgoon and Peter Trubowitz
In May 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson spoke to Brian Burgoon, Professor of International and Comparative Political Economy in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, and Peter Trubowitz, Professor of International Relations, and Director of the Phelan US Centre at LSE and Associate Fellow at Chatham House, about their new book Geopolitics and Democracy, which will be published in July 2023 by Oxford University Press.
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They explore rising global tensions and defence spending to the outcome of the next US election, and the future of our relationship with the EU and potential outcomes of the French elections.
How the Past Shadows China’s Future
Play Listen to the Episode 00:00 / 00:00 MP3 Close audio player The biggest questions in U.S. foreign policy today tend to be about China. Policymakers and analysts argue over the implications of China’s rise, the extent of its ambitions, the nature of its economic influence, and the meaning of its growing military strength.
A Middle Way for American Foreign Policy
The “America first” foreign policy of U.S. President Donald Trump has unsettled the world America made. Allies are questioning the United States’ reliability as a strategic partner and are concerned that Washington is now more foe than friend of the liberal rules-based order. They have reason to worry. The Trump administration believes that international pacts, open trade, and foreign assistance are degrading, not amplifying, U.S. power and influence.
The Fantasy of a Grand Bargain Between America and China
Hope springs eternal in the world of great-power diplomacy. Even today, in the throes of a norm-busting trade war with China, there is talk of some kind of leader-to-leader grand bargain between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. Trump says he “would love to get a deal with China.” Xi, who has responded to Trump’s tariff broadside in a measured and targeted way, has left the door open for a negotiated settlement.
The state of democracy after a year of elections
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LSE Player is home to the latest films and podcasts from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Here you can watch videos on cutting edge research, find the award-winning LSE IQ podcast, and listen to more than 5,000 public event recordings featuring some of the world’s leading thinkers.
Geopolitics and Democracy: The Western Liberal Order From Foundation to Fracture
In This Review In This Review Geopolitics and Democracy: The Western Liberal Order From Foundation to Fracture In this groundbreaking study, Trubowitz and Burgoon argue that the current backlash against the Western-led liberal international order can be traced to the 1990s. In the wake of the Cold War, Washington and European governments decided to globalize markets and expand multilateral cooperation while relaxing social and economic protections at home.
Anti-globalism and the Future of the Liberal World Order
LSE Player is home to the latest films and podcasts from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Here you can watch videos on cutting edge research, find the award-winning LSE IQ podcast, and listen to more than 5,000 public event recordings featuring some of the world’s leading thinkers.
Make the Center Vital Again
In the years immediately following World War II, voters on the left and right in Western countries both backed liberal internationalism. They found common cause in their support for policies that sought to expand international trade and cooperation and prevent the spread of communism. For decades, this “vital center”, as Harvard historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., termed it, held. But times have changed.
Make the Center Vital Again
Sign in and save to read later Print this article Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Get a link Page url Request Reprint Permissions In the years immediately following World War II, voters on the left and right in Western countries both backed liberal internationalism. They found common cause in their support for policies that sought to expand international trade and cooperation and prevent the spread of communism.
The Liberal Order Can't Defend Itself by Repeating History
SOURCE: Foreign Affairs 5/3/2023 Roundup tags: international relations, globalization by Peter Trubowitz and Brian Burgoon PETER TRUBOWITZ is Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. BRIAN BURGOON is Professor of International and Comparative Political Economy at the University of Amsterdam. They are the authors of Geopolitics and Democracy: The Western Liberal Order from Foundation to Fracture (Oxford, 2023), from which this essay is adapted.
Agonies of Empire: American power from Clinton to Biden
LSE Player is home to the latest films and podcasts from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Here you can watch videos on cutting edge research, find the award-winning LSE IQ podcast, and listen to more than 5,000 public event recordings featuring some of the world’s leading thinkers.
Grand Strategy for a Divided America
MIND THE GAP The United States is in the midst of a polarized and bruising debate about the nature and scope of its engagement with the world. The current reassessment is only the latest of many; ever since the United States' rise as a global power, its leaders and citizens have regularly scrutinized the costs and benefits of foreign ambition. In 1943, Walter Lippmann offered a classic formulation of the issue.
Why an Internationalist Foreign Policy Needs a Stronger Domestic Foundation
U.S. President Joe Biden has declared that under his leadership, “America is back” and once again “ready to lead the world.” Biden wants to return the country to its traditional role of catalyzing international cooperation and staunchly defending liberal values abroad. His challenge, however, is primarily one of politics, not policy. Despite Biden’s victory in last year’s presidential election, his internationalist vision faces a deeply skeptical American public.
What Trump's impeachment and acquittal means for the American Republic
What Trump’s impeachment and acquittal means for the American Republic On Sunday. February 14th former President Donald Trump was acquitted by the US Senate on the charge of “incitement of insurrection”, which had been brought by the US House following the January 6th Capitol insurrection.
Biden's foreign policy will likely focus on rebuilding bridges with allies, pressing China, and ensuring international relationships benefit Americans again. | USAPP
As Joe Biden enters the White House as the 46th President of the United States, he faces a number of significant challenges, including tackling COVID-19 and undoing Donald Trump’s divisive legacy both at home and abroad.
A China strategy to reunite America’s allies
WASHINGTON/LONDON – America’s relationships with its core democratic partners are set to rebound dramatically after President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Allies in Europe and Asia relish the prospect of an American president committed to adhere to democratic traditions at home, honor strategic commitments abroad and be a team player. Solidarity among the world’s democracies is especially important when it comes to standing up to China.
A China Strategy to Reunite America's Allies
China’s autocratic ways and its strategic ambition are prompting the world’s democracies to band together against it. As the European Union’s recent decision to sign an investment accord with China makes clear, China’s geopolitical heft and the allure of Chinese trade and investment are tempting many to curry favor with it. But, write Charles A.
Pursuing impeachment is the best option for the country right now
Last week saw an insurrection at the US Capitol which has been linked to President Trump’s aggressive rhetoric around the 2020 election result. In this Q&A, LSE US Centre Director Professor Peter Trubowitz writes that the best option for the country is for Democrats is to pursue President Trump’s impeachment with an allied goal of convincing Republicans to agree to a bipartisan commission to investigate the causes of the January 6 Capitol insurrection.
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How Joe Biden can restore normalcy to US politics after four years of Donald Trump.
On Saturday, following several days of vote counting in key states which followed Election Day, former Vice President Joe Biden was declared to be the winner of the 2020 presidential election. LSE US Centre Director Professor Peter Trubowitz looks at the three main political challenges which President Elect Biden is likely to face, and whether Trump’s populist politics still have a future in US politics. What stands out about the election?
Tonight's election debate may be Trump's last chance to close the polling gap with Biden.
Tonight’s election debate may be Trump’s last chance to close the polling gap with Biden. Tonight President Donald Trump and former Vice President, Joe Biden, will meet for the final election debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. In this Q&A, LSE US Centre Director Professor Peter Trubowitz writes that the debate is an important moment for Trump.
Trump's hospitalization may do even more damage to the president's already poor credibility on managing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last week, President Trump announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was then hospitalized on Friday. In this Q&A, LSE US Centre Director Professor Peter Trubowitz writes on how Trump’s hospitalization may affect the election race, including this week’s Vice-Presidential debate and key US Senate races where Republicans are facing strong Democratic challengers. How will Trump’s hospitalization impact the presidential race?
Why confirming a new Supreme Court Justice before the election could be a risky move for Trump and the Republicans
Why confirming a new Supreme Court Justice before the election could be a risky move for Trump and the Republicans This past Friday Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away, creating an open seat on the nation’s highest court six weeks before the presidential election.
Trump can't run on his economic or COVID-19 record. Now, he's banking on his "law and order" message breaking through.
This week, President Trump visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, after several days of protests in the city which followed the police shooting of an unarmed Black man, Jacob Blake. In this Q&A, LSE US Centre Director Professor Peter Trubowitz writes that Trump’s visit will likely do little to help him to close the gap in the national polls with his Democratic challenger, former Vice President, Joe Biden.
November nightmare: How Trump could exploit absentee ballot counting delays to contest the election results
With less than four months remaining until the presidential election, former Vice President Joe Biden holds a substantial lead over President Trump in the polls. US Centre Director, Professor Peter Trubowitz writes that the COVID-19 pandemic means that there will be far more absentee ballots cast this year, and that we should not discount the likelihood of President Trump using this difference to claim that the final result is a fraud if he does not win.
Perspectives on Politics
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Trump's reactions to the George Floyd protests are a provocative display of presidential overreach
Trump’s reactions to the George Floyd protests are a provocative display of presidential overreach On May 25th in in Minneapolis, Minnesota, George Floyd was killed while being arrested by police. His death has sparked a wave of protests against policy brutality in the US and across the world. LSE US Centre Director Professor Peter Trubowitz writes that President Trump’s subsequent vow to ‘dominate’ the protestors will not reassure most Americans as more and more speak out against his overreach.
Are US and Chinese leaders passing the stress test posed by the Covid-19 crisis?
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought tensions between the US and China to the fore. In this interview, LSE US Centre Director Professor Peter Trubowitzcomments that the crisis has reinforced the view that the US is too dependent on Chinese-based supply chains, andhighlighted the United States’ lack of leadership in the world under President Trump’s ‘America First’ policies. Has the pandemic accelerated the breakdown of relations between the US and China?
Super Tuesday was a great night for Joe Biden
Yesterday, voters in 14 states and American Samoa voted for their choice to be the Democratic Party’s nominee to face President Trump in the 2020 presidential election. LSE US Centre Director Professor Peter Trubowitz writes that former Vice President Joe Biden had a very good night, having taken the lead in the pledged delegate count.
5/3/23 National Security News and Commentary
Quotes of the Day: 1. US to send Ukraine $300 million in military aid 2. Marines want 31 amphibious ships. The Pentagon disagrees. Now what? 3. Fire rages at Russian oil depot; Zelenskyy visits Finland 4. House Republican Threatens to Cut VA Budget over Agency's Warnings About Budget Cuts 5. US military is moving forward with 360-degree missile defense system for Guam 6. Dilemmas of Deterrence 7. The Need to Invest in Long-Range Fires 8. Want to improve US-China relations? Bring back Fulbright 9.
The Las Vegas Democratic debate: Warren wins as Bloomberg is cut down to size
Last night the Democratic presidential candidates gathered in Las Vegas to debate ahead of the Nevada caucuses later this week. LSE US Centre Director Professor Peter Trubowitz writes that Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren was the biggest winner from the debate after her pointed attacks on former New York Mayor, Mike Bloomberg. At this stage, the Democratic field remains muddled, he comments, and we may see a contested convention this July. Who won the debate in Las Vegas last night?
What's next after Speaker Pelosi's impeachment announcement?
What’s next after Speaker Pelosi’s impeachment announcement? Nancy This week, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, announced that House Democrats would launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, following allegations that he pressured the President of Ukraine to investigate potential Democratic 2020 candidate, Joe Biden.
Five minutes with Peter Trubowitz: "The timing of Trump's UK visit turns out to be a very good way for the President to take the American public's attention off problems at home" | USAPP
Five minutes with Peter Trubowitz: “The timing of Trump’s UK visit turns out to be a very good way for the President to take the American public’s attention off problems at home” This week President Trump is in the UK for an official state visit. LSE US Centre Director, Peter Trubowitz comments that despite promises of a ‘very good’ trade deal with the UK post-Brexit, Trump can’t guarantee anything without the support of the Democratically-held House of Representatives.
Will Dysfunctional Politics Finally End the American Century?
The United States has dominated international politics since the end of the Second World War. And while it retains tremendous wealth and military strength, the domestic hyper-partisanship which has characterized the post-Cold War era is draining the country’s ‘usable power’ argue Peter Trubowitz and Peter Harris. Can the United States continue to shape international politics as it has done for the past 70 years, or is the era of US dominance coming to an end?
Five minutes with Peter Trubowitz: "Mueller has left a big question mark hanging over the president's head"
Last Friday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller delivered his final report to the US Attorney General, William Barr, who then sent a short summary of the report to Congress. LSE US Centre Director, Peter Trubowitz writes that while Trump has avoided the worst – charges of collusion between his 2016 election campaign and Russia were found to be without merit – the report has left questions about potential obstruction of justice by Trump unanswered. Does Mueller’s Report help Donald Trump?
Trump's immigration speech shows he knows he is losing the shutdown
Last night President Trump gave the first national televised address of his presidency, calling on Congress to end the ongoing government shutdown by funding his plans for $5.7 billion wall at the US-Mexico border. Director of the LSE’s US Centre, Peter Trubowitz, writes that the president’s decision to make the speech now is an acknowledgement from Trump that time is running out for his hard-line position, and that he may be forced to make concessions soon.
US Midterm Elections: What the Results Mean
The 2018 US midterm elections were a referendum on President Trump and in the aftermath, only one truth is crystal clear. America is divided. Americans have voted against Trump, and Americans have voted for Trump. This division is likely to infect US politics for the next two years. Some of this division will now be given actual political expression in Congress. But it will also be played out across America. Two areas stand out. One is trade.
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